Magenta Petrel
Pterodroma magentae(Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869)
English (US) Magenta Petrel
The Magenta Petrel (Pterodroma magentae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Procellariidae (Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving Petrels) in the order Procellariiformes.
Range: breeds only in forest of southern Chatham Island; ranges to Pitcairn group, Juan Fernandez and Nazca Ridge off South America; rare, population about 200Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Pterodroma magentae
- Order
- Procellariiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Magenta Petrel
- Described by
- (Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Aestrelata Magentae
- Described by
- (Giglioli, EH; Salvadori, AT, 1869)
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.17 p.61
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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